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The annular solar eclipse of October 2, 2024 is seen over much of Pacific Ocean today; the last eclipse to

occur during the same day since solar eclipse of October 2, 1978 and until October 2107 lunar eclipse in 2107.

Two NASCAR teams, 23XI Racing owned by former basketball player Michael Jordan, and Front Row Motorsports,

file an antitrust lawsuit against NASCAR, alleging "anticompetitive and exclusionary practices".

Humanitarian aid groups tell Reuters that Israel introduced new customs regulations and restrictions on

humanitarian aid deliveries into the Gaza Strip in mid-August, which are significantly delaying the delivery of food and essential supplies via the Jordan route.

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation announces an investigation into a plastic factory after six workers

have died or went missing from flooding by Hurricane Helene.

The Gaza Health Ministry reports that at least 51 people, including seven women and twelve children, are

killed in coordinated Israeli strikes in southern Gaza.

(An Israeli airstrike on a school housing displaced people kills 30 Palestinians in Gaza.

More than 100 people, mostly women and children, are missing after a wooden boat carrying 300 people sinks in

the Niger River near Mokwa, Niger State, Nigeria. At least 150 people are rescued and 16 bodies are recovered.

The Mexican Armed Forces announces its soldiers opened fire on a truck after "hearing detonations" while

pursuing it near Huixtla, Chiapas, Mexico. The vehicle was carrying migrants, six out of thirty-one of whom are killed.

Hamas military wing Al-Qassam Brigades claims responsibility for yesterday's mass shooting and stabbing

attack in Jaffa, Israel, that killed seven people and injured 17 others.

Former Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte is installed as the 14th Secretary General of NATO, succeeding Jens

Shigeru Ishiba is sworn in as the 65th prime minister of Japan, succeeding Fumio Kishida.

An Integrated Food Security Phase Classification report declares famine conditions in Haiti, with nearly 48%

of Haitians suffering from Stage 4 "crisis" levels of food insecurity and nearly 6,000 in starvation.

A bus carrying school students and teachers crashes and catches fire in Lam Luk Ka District, Pathum Thani

Province, Thailand, killing 25 people, including 22 children, and injuring 19 others.

The U.S. Vice President debate is held between Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and U.S. Senator JD Vance.

United States Navy destroyers USS Bulkeley and USS Cole successfully shoot down several Iranian missiles

Rwanda reports eight deaths from Marburg virus.

Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States, celebrates his 100th birthday, becoming the first

The Syrian military intercepts several drones or missiles over Damascus.

Several of them explode in the Mezzeh neighborhood, killing three people and injuring nine others.

At least 45 people are killed and dozens are missing after two boats carrying migrants capsizes off the coast

Iran launches a wave of ballistic missile attacks against Israel in retaliation for the 2024 Hezbollah

headquarters strike, killing a Palestinian civilian and injuring two others. The U.S. State Department had previously warned of an imminent Iranian attack, saying that such an attack would carry "severe consequences for Iran".

Over 45,000 dockworkers of the International Longshoremen's Association operating at thirty-six United States

ports, primarily along the East Coast and the Gulf Coast, begin a labor strike, following the failure of the ports to reach a deal for worker compensation and a ban on automation.

Claudia Sheinbaum is inaugurated as the 66th president of Mexico, becoming the first female Mexican president.